Definition of boatel
plural boatels
1
: a waterside hotel equipped with docks to accommodate persons traveling by boat
2
: a boat or ship with sleeping accommodations that is used as a hotel
- Want a vacation from the helm but not keen on chain hotels? Relax aboard these floating boatels.
- —Mary Kate Hogan, Boating, February 1998
- A 50-foot houseboat, the boatel is meant for weekend groups but is available by the night in the off-season …
- —John Morthland, Travel & Leisure, March 1997
